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Sam Paddor and Bunk Gardner discuss Bunk's career as a musician including his time with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention.

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Have you ever met an opera singing bassoonist? Rebecca and Zara have, and she’s only nine years old! Olivia Pady is a quint (mini bassoon) player and member of the Canadian Children’s Opera Company’s principal chorus. The CCOC works in collaboration with the Canadian Opera Company, allowing its young members to perform in professional operatic productions. Olivia recently sang the role of Marcel in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of Fantasma, composed by Ian Cusson. In this episode, she shares her favourite part of the rehearsal process, what it’s like working with a professional opera company, and what happens when your veil doesn’t fit quite right. Oh! And if you have a question about the bassoon, Olivia is the girl to ask!

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Mr. Bill Harden, director of bands at Hardin-Simmons University, tells us about the many different people that made an impact on his career and made it possible for him to be where he is today. We discuss the importance of maintaining relationships with the people around us and how we can use those relationships as an opportunity to learn and grow.

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Mr. Bill Harden graduated from Hardin-Simmons in 1986 with a Bachelors in Music Education and continued his education at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music earning the Master of Music in Bassoon Performance degree in 1988.

Prior to coming to HSU, he taught for 30 years in Odessa, Texas including two years as an Assistant Band Director at Odessa High School and eight years as the Band Director at Bowie Junior High School. The final twenty years, he was the Director of Bands at Odessa High School where his bands earned consistent sweepstakes awards in UIL Marching Contest and Concert and Sight Reading Evaluations. He also led the band on trips to New York City, Washington D.C., Orlando, Chicago, St Louis, and Hawaii, and in 2004, marched in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. He also served for one year as the Orchestra Director at OHS and received the sweepstakes award at Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation, the first for the students in the program.

In addition to his duties at OHS, Mr. Harden also served as adjunct faculty at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin where he taught conducting and Secondary Music Education methods. He has also played Assistant Principal Bassoon in the Midland-Odessa Symphony for 29 years and served as Principal in the 1996-97 season. In 1997, he presented a clinic entitled “Teaching the Intermediate Bassoon Player” at the TBA Summer conference.

In 2013, Mr. Harden received the Marcia McEntyre Zoffutto Hero Award for his dedication to the students in the Permian Basin. Named for the daughter of JR McEntyre, herself an award-winning Music Educator, the award is given to music educators in the Permian Basin who have devoted extensive time and energy into helping a music education program in west Texas.

Mr. Harden holds membership in the Texas Music Educators Association, the Texas Bandmasters Association, the Texas Music Adjudicators Association and Phi Beta Mu, International Band Fraternity. He helped found YES West Texas and Big Country Y.E.S. (Young Educators Symposium), a series of professional development opportunities for young music educators and for the young at heart!

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On this episode, co-host Katy Starr and Shelby, owner, of the chinchillas of ChinPals, chat about:  

• The most common questions her 3.3 million Tiktok followers have about chinchillas

• Her LEAST favorite thing about owning chinchillas

• 2 surprising facts about chinchillas that people may not know

Shelby gives us the inside scoop on everything you've wanted to know about Henry, Chip, Knox and Linus and their unexpected journey to social media fame! And of course, her wild beyond belief love for these little balls of fluff 💚

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Dan and Erik talk to Iowa City based experimental/avant garde musician Gabi Vanek about her history as a bassoonist. We get into alot of un discussions about Gabi's love for metal and how that played a part in her picking up the bassoon as her main instrument in high school, some of her favorite metal bands, the idea of a bassoonist playing d.i.y. basement shows and experimenting with noise/pedals/sounds, making "uncool" instruments cool as well as many other topics in this episode!!!

Bassoonist Jonathan Sherwin discusses the existential meaning behind Gustav Mahler's Second Symphony - Resurrection; “Why am I here, what am I doing, and what gives my life meaning…”

Featured Music:

MAHLER – Symphony no. 2 (Resurrection)
5. Im Tempo des Scherzos (In the tempo of the scherzo)

• The Cleveland Orchestra
• Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
• Joélle Harvey, soprano
• Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
• Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
• Recorded live at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on January 26, 2019

The connection we share through music is more important than ever — and so is your support. To support The Cleveland Orchestra, please visit clevelandorchestra.com/donate.

1. Pipe March: Caber Feidh -  Mike MacNintch, piper. From Live from C Sharp, an album recorded by Tom Pixton at Pinewoods during the 2010 Scottish Sessions. https://www.pixton.org/livefromcsharp/index.html  

2. The first camp, or, Prayer of a desperate folkie for the assimilation and eternal evocation of the glory around her, by Alexandra Christine Steffan. Read by Anna Patton (Brattleboro, VT).  

3. Spread the Joy - Various campers and staff, from Cascade of Music and Dance at Camp Louise, 2019. Written by Jonathan Jensen in celebration of the Country Dance and Song Society’s centennial. Recorded by David Roodman. www.cdss100.org/spread-the-joy-song  

4. The Highlandman Kissed His Mother (8x32R) -  Paul Anderson, Hanneke Cassel, Calum Pasqua, Susan Worland, David Knight, fiddles; Rosalind Buda, bassoon; Tom Pixton, piano; Barbara Pixton, bass. A set of reels for Scottish Country Dancing. From Live from C Sharp, an album recorded by Tom Pixton at Pinewoods during the 2010 Scottish Sessions. https://www.pixton.org/livefromcsharp/index.html  

5. What Ships Are For - This was recorded at the All-Camp Chorale, a beloved feature of Harmony of Song and Dance Week at Pinewoods, 2018. Taught by Arthur Davis (Brattleboro, VT), written by Andy Davis (Brattleboro, VT).  

6. Les Deux Frères -  A live recording from the staff concert at English Dance Week at Pinewoods, 2019, featuring Sarah Babbitt Spaeth, Eleanor Lincoln, Jonathan Werk, Naomi Morse, Guillaume Sparrow-Pepin, and Dave Langford. The tune is by Naragonia for the dance Gavotte de l'Aven. Recorded by Carrie Rose.  

7. How Long, Watchman - A live recording from the staff concert at Harmony of Song and Dance Week at Pinewoods, 2018.  Chrisiant Bracken writes, “‘How Long, Watchman’ is a Malcolm Dalglish composition based on two hymns that draw from the book of Revelation, with some new text referring to the fear and chaos of a nuclear holocaust. … It's such a fiddly piece with so much energy and I love how they all dove in and nailed it!” Recorded by Fiona Rogers.  

8. Fifty-seven years of the New England Folk Festival, written and read by Rick Kaufman (Medford, MA). Rick notes, “I wrote this 6 years ago. I have been attending NEFFA since I was born. I'm currently 64, and I've been to 63 NEFFAs. I was so sorry to see it was canceled (although I agree with the decision!)”  

9. Money Musk - A highlight of any week of contra dancing! This all-hands-on-deck musical extravaganza features the camp staff from American Dance and Music Week at Pinewoods, 2015. And the stomping of the exuberant dancers. Recorded by Jack Mitchell.  

10. Hope Lingers On - Another selection from All-Camp Chorale, at Harmony of Song and Dance Week at Pinewoods, 2019. Written and taught by Lissa Schneckenburger (Brattleboro, VT).  

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Today, Ariel Allal will take us through his experiences with bassoon and give us some special insights to consider.

Although only starting lessons in 11th grade, Ariel Allal has built a successful career through music. He is an active freelance bassoonist and educator in high demand in the Washington D.C. area. He is also the co-owner of Aria Double Reeds LLC which sells high quality double reed products. You can visit his website at https://www.ariadoublereeds.com/. 

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Featuring Handel's Hallelujah Chorus from his 'Messiah' oratorio, we pair this iconic holiday piece with Samuel Adams 'Old Fezziwig' and tease some excerpts from Muppet's Christmas Carol.

Merry Christmas to everyone.